Ragamuffin War

Ragamuffin War

Charge of the Cavalry by Guilherme Litran depicting the Riograndense army.
DateSeptember 20, 1835 – March 1, 1845
Location
Southern Brazil
Result

Peace treaty between both parties

  • The Riograndense Republic is dissolved and reintegrated into the Empire.
Belligerents
  •  Riograndense Republic
  •  Juliana Republic
  • National Guard
  • Imperial Navy
Commanders and leaders
  • Pedro II
  • Baron of Caxias
  • Manuel Rodrigues
  • Manuel M. de Sousa
  • John Pascoe Grenfell
Strength
10,000 soldiers[1] 20,000 soldiers[1]
Casualties and losses
3,000 killed[1]
Theater of war map in 1839

The Ragamuffin War (Portuguese: Guerra dos Farrapos or Revolução Farroupilha) was an uprising that began in southern Brazil. It started in the province (current state) of Rio Grande do Sul in 1835.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Treece, Dave (2000). Exiles, Allies, Rebels. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313311253. ("Brazil's Indianist Movement, Indigenist Politics, and the Imperial Nation-state").

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